maringouin
[ mar-uh n-gwan; French ma-ran-gwan ]
/ ˌmær ənˈgwɛ̃; French ma rɛ̃ˈgwɛ̃ /
noun, plural mar·in·gouins [mar-uh n-gwanz; French ma-ran-gwan] /ˌmær ənˈgwɛ̃z; French ma rɛ̃ˈgwɛ̃/. Louisiana.
a mosquito, especially a large swamp mosquito.
Origin of maringouin
< Louisiana French, French; earlier
marigoin, marigon, said to be < Tupi
marui(m),
mbarigui
Words nearby maringouin
mariner,
mariner's compass,
marines,
marinette,
marinetti,
maringouin,
maringá,
marini,
marino,
marinus i,
marinus ii
Example sentences from the Web for maringouin
He was of a lively, active disposition and known by his comrades as "Maringouin" (mosquito).
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 1 (of 2) |William Denison LymanLooking down into it, I see many larvae of the maringouin, or large mosquito: no fish.
Two Years in the French West Indies |Lafcadio Hearn